About Top Girl
Top Girl is a community-based organization registered in May 2021, In the Mumias sub-county, Kakamega County. TOP GIRL programs promote education vocational training and decent work opportunities for young women ages 15 to 24 years through scholarship and mentorship support.
Our Vision
We envision a world where Girls are educated and in control of their destiny and can participate in the development of their homes and communities.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to empowering young women by ensuring access to quality education and fostering an environment that enables them to drive change in their communities
Our Values
TOP GIRL Values:
- Collaboration: We work together across boundaries to make the communities we work in a better place.
- Integrity: We are guided by solid moral compasses. We stand for what is just and right and hold ourselves to a high level of ethical standards.
- Sustainability: We value our team and work smartly to ensure the sustainability of our organization.
- Family: Each scholar becomes a member of the TOP GIRL Sisterhood.
- Sisterhood: We support each other as a family and one community.
- Giving Back: We support a girl now to support another girl and their community in the future.
- Self Determination: We identify talented girls and enable them to succeed in their own right.
81
Total Girls Reached
46
Girls in High School
100%
School Retention Rate
2
Years In Operation
21
Young Women Graduated from various Universities.
7
Young Women to Graduate by 2024
150
Girls in 4 Rural Primary Schools Mentored
Top Girl Scholars
We envision a world where girls are educated, in control of their destiny, and can participate in developing their homes and communities. Currently, we support 81 girls though our scholarship program: 46 are in various high schools, and 35 are in multiple colleges. We are privileged to partner and work closely with well-wishers, the local community, the line ministry, and the business community to raise resources for the girls. Through this partnership, Top Girl has been able to support girls in having a smooth transition in their education.
Social Work and Community Development
Bachelor of Education (Science) in mathematics/Physics
Bachelor of Education Science (Mathematics and Chemistry)
BE.D.(Arts)
Bachelor of Education Arts (English/Literature)
Special and Inclusive Education
Bachelor's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, with IT
The Board
Olang' Sharon
Co-Founder & Board Chair
McDonald Shiundu
Board Secretary
Sarah Anyika
Board Treasurer
Margaret Temesi
Board Member
Rodah Mutiso
Board Member
Charity Barasa
Board Member
Humphrey Buradi
Board Member